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  • Touching story behind winning textile piece

    A tragedy has inspired Chrissy LoRicco’s latest artistic creation that has won her a CrossXpollinatioN prize.

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  • Attendance pushes prices up

    Rising cattle prices and an increased yarding greeted buyers at Colac’s weekly cattle market.

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  • More hunters have sights on state’s dear

    Hunters are harvesting more deer and more people are hunting, new Game Management Authority statistics show.

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  • Mini-baby boom keeps ward busy

    It may be too early to tell whether a pandemic baby boom will hit Colac, but our hospital’s maternity ward welcomed an above-average number of newborns into the world last month.

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  • Exceptional quality at annual ram sale

    Colac’s annual ram sale has met expectations; exceptional quality animals sold to high demand and prices.

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  • Be alert for scammers’ tactics

    Colac police are warning people to be wary of scams and to report them to authorities, with Australians having lost more than $15 million last month through scams.

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  • Escaped fires causing trouble

    Escaped private fires caused more than a quarter of Victoria’s wildfires in the past 10 bushfire seasons, new Country Fire Authority data shows.

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  • Be aware of risks from thunderstorm asthma

    Ambulance Victoria is urging people to be aware of the symptoms of asthma and know when to call for help.

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